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    CVE-2018-18020

    In QPDF 8.2.1, in libqpdf/QPDFWriter.cc, QPDFWriter::unparseObject and QPDFWriter::unparseChild have recursive calls for a long time, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.

    Published:Oct 6, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 6, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00107
    CVSS Score:3.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Qpdf Project
    Product
    Qpdf

    Exploits

    https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/243https://github.com/qpdf/qpdf/issues/243

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High